Mexico shook because of the earthquake of 7.4 Richter scale

On the morning of March 21, Vietnam time, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck many cities in Mexico. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake's epicenter was in the Oasaca area, about 25km northeast of the city of Omepetec, at a depth of 10km.

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Guerrero state governor Angel Aguirre said he had received reports that about 500 houses in the state were damaged after the earthquake, some of which collapsed. However, he did not give further details.

Mexican people are still not shocked, fear when the earthquake passes

In Mexico City, many buildings have been shaken by this intense earthquake. Many telephone lines were cut off, while traffic in the city fell into turmoil after the earthquake.

The townspeople said the earthquake shook the working room lamps violently, the machines in the room were earthquakeed and moved back and forth. Many people ran away when they noticed the sign of an earthquake.

The earthquake shook Central and Southern Mexico, causing phone lines to be cut off, traffic jams, knocked down a pedestrian bridge. Mexico City City Airport was closed for a short time but the runways were not damaged and restored to normal operation.

Immediately after the earthquake, Mexican President Felippe Calderon checked the situation and made a quick announcement on his social networking site Twitter that no serious damage has been reported.

Meanwhile, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that the earthquake was not strong enough to form a destructive tsunami, but still warned of the possibility of "local tsunami effects." ".

From the US, the White House said the 13-year-old daughter of US President Barack Obama is Malia Obama in Mexico at the time of the earthquake, but is now safe.